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THE ADVENTURES OE REUBEN DAVIDGER. !
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" Though you are neither Dyak nor Chinese you are wiser than either, my Rusa," said he; "now have I only just discovered it. Undoubtedly you have discovered a great prize ; they are both pearls, marvels of beauty, and it was only that I feared that by confirming what you were near assuredly of, that so much joy coming so suddenly on you might hurt you. They are indeed lovely," continued
Davidger shows bis Pearls to Tangah.
the cunning rascal, withdrawing them with a long drawn sigh from his pouch. " The like of them was never seen on Mompara before. One of them would purchase the liberty of twenty slaves, and all you will get will be the have [r'ce of one." And then after a pause, and as though a sudden idea had possessed him, he said, " Listen, Rusa,the cunning rascal, withdrawing them with a long drawn sigh from his pouch. " The like of them was never seen on Mompara before. One of them would purchase the liberty of twenty slaves, and all you will get will be the have [r'ce of one." And then after a pause, and as though a sudden idea had possessed him, he said, " Listen, Rusa,